Redistribution of 2015 Surplus

At the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) on 18 November 2015, the RIPE NCC membership voted to approve a redistribution of the expected fiscal surplus for 2015 via a rebate to members that existed on 31 December 2015. This rebate is included as a discount on the 2016 invoices for all those members.

The information below explains how the rebate is calculated and applied to your account.

The amount of the rebate for each member is based on the annual fee paid in 2015. This includes membership service fees and Provider Independent (PI) resource assignment fees. Sign-up fees and/or re-opening fees are excluded from the calculation.

Only existing members on 31 December will receive a rebate. If you are merging LIR accounts and your merger is finalised by 31 December then no rebate will apply for those LIR accounts that closed in 2015.

The fiscal surplus by 31 December 2015 was estimated at EUR 5,014,000

Calculation of the Rebate

The amount of the rebate applied to each member is based on the annual fee paid in 2015. This includes membership service fees and Provider Independent (PI) resource assignment fees.

Sign-up fees and/or re-opening fees are excluded from the calculation.

The rebate formula is:

The 2015 fiscal surplus is an estimation made on 31 December 2015. The rebate formula applicable in 2015 is (all figures are in EUR):

Examples:

In January 2016, members will receive an account statement of their total fee for 2016. There the exact rebate amount for 2015, when applicable, will be included. The rebate will not be refunded but will be marked as a discount on your invoice for 2016.

The rebate that will appear on your invoice is based on your LIR's billing scheme. For those LIRs that pay on quarterly schedule, the rebate will be equally distributed among 4 invoices.

The invoicing schedule for 2016 is:

*Please note: These dates may alter in the case of bank holidays and/or technical problems.